Terry O’Quinn Is

THE STEPFATHER







AVAILABLE FOR FIRST TIME ON DVD

FEATURING NEW HIGH-DEFINITION MASTER AND

ALL-NEW BONUS FEATURES



REMAKE STARRING DYLAN WALSH (NIP/TUCK) IN THEATERS OCT. 16



DVD Available On Shout! Factory October 13



He wanted a perfect family in a perfect town. But they couldn’t measure up —

Neither could the others . . .



Los Angeles, CA - 80’s cult classic horror flick The Stepfather is set for DVD release for the first time ever, remastered and featuring all-new bonus features. Available on Shout! Factory on October 13, the film stars Terry O’Quinn (Lost),in a role that won him a nomination for Best Actor at the 1988 Independent Spirit Awards and the Saturn Awards. The Stepfather was selected as one of the year’s Top 10 movies by Vanity Fair, Village Voice and LA Weekly and featured on Bravo’s 100 Scariest Movie Moments special. A remake of the film starring Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck) will be in theaters October 16.



Jerry Blake (Terry O’Quinn) is a man obsessed with having the perfect “American Dream” life — including the house with the white picket fence in the suburbs, an adoring wife and loving children. He believes he’s found it when he marries Susan Maine (Shelley Hack) and becomes the stepfather to Susan’s 16-year-old daughter, Stephanie (Jill Schoelen). But Stephanie gets an uneasy feeling when she is around Jerry with his “Father Knows Best” attitude — she can see that there is a darker side behind his cheerful exterior. Could he be the same man who brutally murdered his family just one year earlier?



Inspired in part by a gruesome true story and written by Donald E. Westlake (The Grifters, The Hunter, later made as Point Blank), and Brian Garfield (Death Wish, Hopscotch, Death Sentence) the script was picked up by ITC Entertainment, and Joseph Ruben (Sleeping With The Enemy, The Good Son, The Forgotten) was chosen to direct the film.



Special features include an audio commentary with director Joseph Ruben, and The Stepfather Chronicles – an all-new retrospective featuring interviews with director Joseph Ruben, producer Jay Benson, actress Jill Schoelen, author Brian Garfield and others on the making of the film and its enduring legacy.



“ . . . The Stepfather is one of the great horror movies of the ’80s.” —Michael J. Weldon,

The Psychotronic Video Guide



“For a horror fan who’s missed this brilliant independent production, it’s required viewing.”

—Mike Mayo, Videohound’s Horror Show



“Engrossing thriller . . . Thoughtful screenplay by Donald E. Westlake and taut direction by Joseph Ruben highlight this sleeper.” —Leonard Maltin’s 2007 Movie Guide





Special Features:

- Audio commentary with director Joseph Ruben

- The Stepfather Chronicles – An all-new retrospective featuring interviews with director Joseph Ruben, producer Jay Benson, actress Jill Schoelen, author Brian Garfield and others on the making of the film and its enduring legacy.